Key takeaways:
- The U.S. State Department announced the successful evacuation of hundreds of American citizens from Sudan.
- The evacuation was conducted with the help of American unmanned aircraft, which provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy.
- The U.S. State Department is continuing to monitor the situation in Sudan and is providing assistance to those who wish to leave the country.
Hundreds of American citizens have been successfully evacuated from Sudan after two weeks of deadly fighting. The U.S. State Department announced on Saturday, April 29, that the first organized evacuation of citizens and permanent residents had been completed.
The evacuation was conducted with the help of American unmanned aircraft, which provided armed overwatch for a bus convoy carrying 200 to 300 Americans over 500 miles or 800 kilometers to Port Sudan. The convoy was escorted by armed drones, making the journey a dangerous one.
Vedant Patel, a State Department spokesperson, told a press briefing that the U.S. is actively helping citizens who seek to depart Sudan to move overland to a location where they can more easily exit the country.
The State Department said late Friday that hundreds of American citizens have left Sudan by land, sea and air. The fragile truce between the country’s two top generals has been extended, but fighting continues.
The U.S. State Department is continuing to monitor the situation in Sudan and is providing assistance to those who wish to leave the country. It is unclear how many more evacuations will be necessary.
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